About Wahumlawbah Village

Wahumlawbah is a small village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 200 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wahumlawbah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wahumlawbah village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawphlang
Pincode	793121
Population	398
Male Population	200
Female Population	198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wahumlawbah compares

By the 2011 count Wahumlawbah is the 65th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Wahumlawbah

Wahumlawbah is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Wahumlawbah as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wahumlawbah from other places

Wahumlawbah lies about 32 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 83 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Wahumlawbah
Nearest town	Shella	9.7 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	32 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mawphlang	33 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	83 km

Villages closest to Wahumlawbah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mawphlang tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Wahumlawbah

As per the Census of India 2011, Wahumlawbah village had a population of 398. That makes it the 65th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Wahumlawbah village has 200 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wahumlawbah has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Wahumlawbah is 793121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wahumlawbah falls under Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Wahumlawbah is শাহবাজপুর, about 83 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Wahumlawbah.

Wahumlawbah is about 32 km from East Khasi Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wahumlawbah is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 9.7 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 32 km away. Mawphlang is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.